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the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be secretary of defense, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be secretary of defense shall be brought to a close upon reconsideration. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? on this vote, the ayes are 71, the nays are 27. upon reconsideration, 3/5 of the senators duly chosen and sworn have voted in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: mr. leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following the recess for the weekly party conferences, the ti
the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be secretary of defense, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be...
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i am very proud of the partnership that the state department has formed with the pentagon versus we on panetta and marty dempsey. by the same token americans traditional allies or friends in europe and east asia remain a valuable partner on nearly everything we do. we have spent considerable energy strengthening those bonds over the past four years. and i would would be clicked to add the u.n. the imf and the world bank and nato are also still essential. but all of our institutions and our relationships need to be modernized and complemented by new institutions, relationships and partnerships that are tailored for new challenges and models to the needs of a variable landscape. like how we elevated the chi 20 during the financial crisis, or created the climate and clean air coalition out of the state department to fight short lived pollutants like black carbon or worked with partners like turkey where the two of us stood up the first global counterterrorism forum. we are also working more than ever with invigorated regional organizations. consider the african union in somalia and the ar
i am very proud of the partnership that the state department has formed with the pentagon versus we on panetta and marty dempsey. by the same token americans traditional allies or friends in europe and east asia remain a valuable partner on nearly everything we do. we have spent considerable energy strengthening those bonds over the past four years. and i would would be clicked to add the u.n. the imf and the world bank and nato are also still essential. but all of our institutions and our...
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senator reid. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary carter, i want to clarify part of your testimony that if we are able to avoid sequestration, this nicotine issues going forward, is that correct? >> ready. sequestration per se, the item by item cut only applies to fiscal year 13, but the budget control act is more than cut the fy 13 budget. it cuts the defense budget by large amount, roughly $50 billion every year for the next 10 years. that's the part that turns readiness crises into a change of strategy with cut on top of what we've done. >> so the media challenge is sequestration and obviously the amadeus for continuing resolution this year. but longer-term and strategic concepts that we also have to reevaluate and perhaps redo the whole budget control act strategy. >> we would have to go back and redo our national defense strategy if we had those kinds. >> let me ask another question. you have contractual obligations to procurement acquisition, et cetera. are you in a position where you have to avoid those contracts and
senator reid. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary carter, i want to clarify part of your testimony that if we are able to avoid sequestration, this nicotine issues going forward, is that correct? >> ready. sequestration per se, the item by item cut only applies to fiscal year 13, but the budget control act is more than cut the fy 13 budget. it cuts the defense budget by large amount, roughly $50 billion every year for the next 10 years. that's the part that turns readiness crises...
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it will be a good test case to see if they can use the public pressure, west virginia and harry reid in nevada to do things they might not otherwise want to do. i'm extremely skeptical. people have tried this in the past. no doubt the obama folks have a better organization and social media gives you advantages you didn't have in the past but they're trying to do something i have not seen signs they are willing to do in a non-presidential election. >> i do think, michael steele, the republicans will see the president talk on guns tonight and see the victims of newtown. i think that's going to cut through. we've all had these moments and said the union addresses ab had these moments and maybe there won't be an assault weapon ban and maybe won't go after thes a 99 high capacity magazines. but republicans will have a hard time saying no to background checks and saying no to gun trafficking laws. if they do say no to these items that are 9010s, we used to go around the hill saying it's 8020, 80-20 negative. if it's 80-20, that train's coming an you get out of the way. this is 90-10. my qu
it will be a good test case to see if they can use the public pressure, west virginia and harry reid in nevada to do things they might not otherwise want to do. i'm extremely skeptical. people have tried this in the past. no doubt the obama folks have a better organization and social media gives you advantages you didn't have in the past but they're trying to do something i have not seen signs they are willing to do in a non-presidential election. >> i do think, michael steele, the...
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>> gretchen: boehner, reid, mcconnell and pelosi. it is a bipartisan group, but why wait until the last day of the so-called crisis to meet? congressman kevin mccarthy had thoughts on that. >> this is like a road show president. he's more interested in keeping the campaign going, going around the country and he's got to decide, either he wants to be president of a political party or he wants to be president of the united states and actually lead in the process and work towards some type of solution. but that's not what we're getting. what the president's really doing is asking for a photo op at the last minute. remember what we're talking about. $85 billion out of $3.6 trillion budget. we borrow $85 billion every 28 days. so we're just talking about less cut, less than what we borrow in one month. >> steve: he also wound up spending more this year than last year. >> brian: right now it's this year only going to be 44 billion in cuts for the rest of the year, in 2013. i thought rudy guiliani put it great last night with sean hannity.
>> gretchen: boehner, reid, mcconnell and pelosi. it is a bipartisan group, but why wait until the last day of the so-called crisis to meet? congressman kevin mccarthy had thoughts on that. >> this is like a road show president. he's more interested in keeping the campaign going, going around the country and he's got to decide, either he wants to be president of a political party or he wants to be president of the united states and actually lead in the process and work towards some...
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senator reid? >> secretary, i just want to know clarify part of your testimony if we are able to avoid sequestration there are still significant issues in the act going forward; is that correct? >> right, sequestration, the item by item cut only applies to fiscal year 13. >> but the budget control act does a lot more than cut the fy 13 budget. it cuts the defense budget by a large amount roughly $50 billion every year for the next ten years. that's the part that turns their readiness crisis and to a change of strategy. it's a lot of cuts on top of what we have already done. >> so the immediate challenge is the sequestration and obviously the continued resolutions, but a longer term and the strategic context we also have to reevaluate in our strategy. >> we would have to go back and do our national defense strategy if we had those cuts. >> let me ask another question. you have contractual obligations particularly when it comes to procurement acquisitions etc.. are you in the position that you have t
senator reid? >> secretary, i just want to know clarify part of your testimony if we are able to avoid sequestration there are still significant issues in the act going forward; is that correct? >> right, sequestration, the item by item cut only applies to fiscal year 13. >> but the budget control act does a lot more than cut the fy 13 budget. it cuts the defense budget by a large amount roughly $50 billion every year for the next ten years. that's the part that turns their...
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jennifer driven at the pentagon, thank you. arthel: and coming up, an intense manhunt underway for a prisoner accused of stabbing a police officer and escaping. where he could be and how he managed to get away. >>> plus, explosive new testimony in the trial of a woman accused of brutally murdering her lover. what jodi arias is now telling jurors about her past. >> throughout the fall i had been feeling suicidal, so i thought that that was kind of the point where i decided i wanted to, um, go through with that. so, um, i called my friend matt because he had guns, and i was going to ask him if i could borrow one because i wanted to kill myself. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm sging the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! arthel: "happening now", a crime story repped from a hollywood movie. a massive search underway after a prisoner being transferred across the country goes on the lam after stabbing o
jennifer driven at the pentagon, thank you. arthel: and coming up, an intense manhunt underway for a prisoner accused of stabbing a police officer and escaping. where he could be and how he managed to get away. >>> plus, explosive new testimony in the trial of a woman accused of brutally murdering her lover. what jodi arias is now telling jurors about her past. >> throughout the fall i had been feeling suicidal, so i thought that that was kind of the point where i decided i...
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and he tells harry reid to go [ bleep ] himself. >> harry reid looks up and he says, what? excuse me? and boehner says it again. >> hey, listen. senator reid and i are close friends. we've got to work together. but just like any close friends, sometimes you just need to clear the air. and we did. >> i can't imagine that happening. >> oh, gee. oh, that's never happened on capitol hill before, has it, michael? >> i was talking about between us. that's okay. >> that would never happen. so michael, take us behind the scenes. here i suspect pass is going to be prologged several times in the future. >> well, exactly right. when i look forward to the state of the union address tomorrow night, i'm looking forward to seeing john boehner and joe biden sitting behind barack obama, especially after what i learned in the last six months digging into the fiscal cliff story and beyond. it's just fascinating, you guys. the personalities and the clash in politics that surround it. we got pretty deeply inside of it and a very good interview with john boehner who i think finally decided to di
and he tells harry reid to go [ bleep ] himself. >> harry reid looks up and he says, what? excuse me? and boehner says it again. >> hey, listen. senator reid and i are close friends. we've got to work together. but just like any close friends, sometimes you just need to clear the air. and we did. >> i can't imagine that happening. >> oh, gee. oh, that's never happened on capitol hill before, has it, michael? >> i was talking about between us. that's okay. >>...
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to senator reid. we had a relatively friendly relationship with the senator over time. we did not endorse him for re-election. we didn't endorse his opponent either. we supported him at the primary level last time. he has been, when firearms legislation has not been the priority of his president, he's a partisan leader, she's been responsive to constituents in nevada and has been relatively friendly on second amendment issues. he's under incredible pressure right now. he's got, as any member of congress or senator does, he has his own beliefs. he has the views and the demands of his constituents on the one hand, and the pressure he faces is party leader from the president on the other. so what -- [inaudible] ends up in this debate is anybody's guess. i think that's one of the guessing games that is going around washington now. from the public statements, he wants them discussed in depth and he's said, i think, most recently that members ought to read what's being proposed and make up their own minds.
to senator reid. we had a relatively friendly relationship with the senator over time. we did not endorse him for re-election. we didn't endorse his opponent either. we supported him at the primary level last time. he has been, when firearms legislation has not been the priority of his president, he's a partisan leader, she's been responsive to constituents in nevada and has been relatively friendly on second amendment issues. he's under incredible pressure right now. he's got, as any member of...
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joy reid is managing editor of the grio and david corn is washington bureau chief for mother joans. both are msnbc political analysts. and glad for that. let's talk a like at michael, a pretty smart guy used to write speeches for "w." the self-diagnosis is going on. we'll see what's going on. he wrote today, quote, the republican nominee mitt romney lost by 5 million votes to a beatable incumbent presiding over an anemic economy. the explanation is not purely technical or personalality oriented at the national level. republicans have a winning message for a nation that no longer exists. you got to start with this, joy. it's a well-crafted sentence. they have a winning message for a nation that no longer exists. in all fairness, they didn't know it existed until the day after the election, sometime around 9:00 at night when we all saw virginia looking close. what he, goes og on? it looks like a new country is voting here. they're still playing to the old country. >> it's like they didn't get the message in 2008. a lot of people on the right thought 2008 was basically a fluke, but wha
joy reid is managing editor of the grio and david corn is washington bureau chief for mother joans. both are msnbc political analysts. and glad for that. let's talk a like at michael, a pretty smart guy used to write speeches for "w." the self-diagnosis is going on. we'll see what's going on. he wrote today, quote, the republican nominee mitt romney lost by 5 million votes to a beatable incumbent presiding over an anemic economy. the explanation is not purely technical or...
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today, instead of working to replace these security cuts with cuts to waste, president obama and harry reid are trying to pass a tax hike in the senate. a tax hike that the nonpartisan c.b.o. says will increase our deficit for the next two years. it seems that instead of solving the problem, president obama and his allies are only making it worse. mr. speaker, it's time to get serious about the $3 billion we borrow every day and cut spending in a responsible way that saves the american dream and keeps our national security strong. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> again, thank you, mr. speaker. unless we do something, friday will be a day that none of us will want to see but that very few of us seem to have the colonel or convention to prevent. mr. lowenthal: today, we have two options. devastating meat cleaver cuts or political courage. last week in m
today, instead of working to replace these security cuts with cuts to waste, president obama and harry reid are trying to pass a tax hike in the senate. a tax hike that the nonpartisan c.b.o. says will increase our deficit for the next two years. it seems that instead of solving the problem, president obama and his allies are only making it worse. mr. speaker, it's time to get serious about the $3 billion we borrow every day and cut spending in a responsible way that saves the american dream...
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the 22-foot high catch fence at the impact point had been replaced. by all accounts, if not for the fence, the accident might have been catastrophic. >> it kept the car on the racetrack. the parts and pieces fly into the stands, yes, they did. but the catch fence is to keep the majority of the car on the racetrack and out of the grandstands. so it did a fantastic job. >> reporter: still, there were injuries. some serious. some victims still hospitalized. nascar will, experts say, go back and look at the crash second by second, piece by piece, a quick fix, perhaps raise the protective fence, move fans further away from the track. but that would impact one of the attractions of auto racing, how close fans can get to the action. someti sometimes, it's just too close. now, next week, there's a race in arizona and nascar officials say they have been in touch with track officials in phoenix and they are sharing what they know at this point about how the accident here happened on saturday. wolf. >> john zarrella from daytona beach, thanks very much. >>> osca
the 22-foot high catch fence at the impact point had been replaced. by all accounts, if not for the fence, the accident might have been catastrophic. >> it kept the car on the racetrack. the parts and pieces fly into the stands, yes, they did. but the catch fence is to keep the majority of the car on the racetrack and out of the grandstands. so it did a fantastic job. >> reporter: still, there were injuries. some serious. some victims still hospitalized. nascar will, experts say, go...
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detectives said the 22-year-old was with ammare harris at the time of the shooting. they are not saying why she's noening longer under investigation. it appears that the police may have released the wrong photo of her. this police is 23409? >>> howard. it's actual i that shaw malik -- it's actually tashamalik -- tasha malik. >> you see that? you see these? >> now, in that video, hair ris is counting $100 bills and bragging about his lifestyle. he's accused of shooting kenneth cherry junior in his car february 21st on the las vegas stripe. that car crashed into a taxi, killing the driver and the passenger. >>> 8:35. new this morning, the board of b.a.r.t. is about to meet in a half an hour. the commissioners have a very important vote ahead of them. claudine wong, live in oakland now where the b.a.r.t. board will consider a proposal to raise fares every other year through 2020. is that it? >> that's right, dave. >> the first increase would go into effect next year and then you are looking at small increases over the next several years. after that, every couple of year
detectives said the 22-year-old was with ammare harris at the time of the shooting. they are not saying why she's noening longer under investigation. it appears that the police may have released the wrong photo of her. this police is 23409? >>> howard. it's actual i that shaw malik -- it's actually tashamalik -- tasha malik. >> you see that? you see these? >> now, in that video, hair ris is counting $100 bills and bragging about his lifestyle. he's accused of shooting...
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we know on may 22 the red cross was hit with an r.p.g. they left town. we know on june 11, the british ambassador's motorcade was attacked by an r.p.g. they left town. we know on april 10 the united states convoy was hit by an i.e.d. and on june 6, the u.s. consulate was attacked with a bomb and many, many other things. but we stayed. we didn't leave. while i understand the state department has primary responsibility for the protection of american diplomats around the world, i also understand that the defense department plays an important role -- supporting role to this effect. i expect our witnesses to explain today why, given the clear indication -- indicators tanned warnings, threats to the united states interests in benghazi and throughout the north africa were growing was the -- was the defense department not placed on a heightened alert status or adequately postured to respond in a timely manner to a contingency of this nature, especially on the anniversary of 9/11. our witnesses have repeatedly stated that there were no military assets in the regi
we know on may 22 the red cross was hit with an r.p.g. they left town. we know on june 11, the british ambassador's motorcade was attacked by an r.p.g. they left town. we know on april 10 the united states convoy was hit by an i.e.d. and on june 6, the u.s. consulate was attacked with a bomb and many, many other things. but we stayed. we didn't leave. while i understand the state department has primary responsibility for the protection of american diplomats around the world, i also understand...
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we're watching the pentagon this morning. defense secretary leon panetta will be hosting the event on his last day in office. hillary clinton is being honored for her four years as secretary of state during which she traveled more than 1 million miles and visited 1 -- 112 countries. >>> in just hours, the national rifle association will directly respond to president obama's state of the union address. the nra rejects the president's gun control proposal. as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, this is all happening as the california congresswoman joins other moms against gun violence today. >> reporter: jackie speier is joining with group moms rising which has more than 1 million members online. speier and members from that group will deliver a petition with 150,000 signatures to lawmakers. that's asking the nra to back off and urging company to boat on the proposals. the nra's vice president and ceo wayne la pierre will directly respond to the president's state of the union address later today in wake of
we're watching the pentagon this morning. defense secretary leon panetta will be hosting the event on his last day in office. hillary clinton is being honored for her four years as secretary of state during which she traveled more than 1 million miles and visited 1 -- 112 countries. >>> in just hours, the national rifle association will directly respond to president obama's state of the union address. the nra rejects the president's gun control proposal. as kyla campbell reports from...
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that magazine is probably, i've never seen except for .22 caliber. they don't work very well either. as a practical matter, somebody said, he cannot have 100 round magazine, well, nobody has them anyway. so go ahead. i think they get into a problem. >> is this constitutional? >> anything at some point, the question when you are passing laws that impinge on fundamental constitution and rights. how serious do they impinge on those rights? secondly, is there a benefit from doing it? the same is true. it is not just on constitutional to say it cannot say anything. it is also unconstitutional to put an unreasonable burden on this. i know i am talking in circles but you cannot really say for certain what a court would or would not say. what i'm saying is that when you get up into those esoteric things that most people don't buy because they don't work very well, they don't see any reason for them. a court might say that that is a reasonable thing. i think the 30-round and 10-round magazines are different. >> and the background check question. >> the argume
that magazine is probably, i've never seen except for .22 caliber. they don't work very well either. as a practical matter, somebody said, he cannot have 100 round magazine, well, nobody has them anyway. so go ahead. i think they get into a problem. >> is this constitutional? >> anything at some point, the question when you are passing laws that impinge on fundamental constitution and rights. how serious do they impinge on those rights? secondly, is there a benefit from doing it?...
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the pentagon said a majority of civilian employees will be furloughed. they talked about agricultural department, with meat and poultry inspectors facing furloughs. this information goes on and on , no matter where you read today. june is calling from wisconsin. independent. caller: hi. i just want everybody to remember that we sent the people to washington who are our "representatives" to represent us, not their own egos. they should be furloughed. everybody in congress who is against doing things to make this country grow, they should not get paid. they should be laid off and not get a pay raise for years. they are always big on cutting public workers. listen, it has always been about good government jobs. government workers spend the money, and other businesses hire more people. the republicans know that, and it is just a shame that we are at war and the things we are doing in congress are, like, treasonous to me, because it is bringing down our country. my senator, ron johnson, he needs to fully explain why he is not encouraging his peons in congress
the pentagon said a majority of civilian employees will be furloughed. they talked about agricultural department, with meat and poultry inspectors facing furloughs. this information goes on and on , no matter where you read today. june is calling from wisconsin. independent. caller: hi. i just want everybody to remember that we sent the people to washington who are our "representatives" to represent us, not their own egos. they should be furloughed. everybody in congress who is...
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now, leaders are saying they are ok with pentagon cuts. host: we have been asking people, as you know, what is the most important question on your mind for washington right now. what is your message to washington? what is most important? caller: from listening for a few minutes, the gentleman from gallup is totally off. i do not know where they get their information. the general public, i think, is very interested in gun control. i am for the second amendment. i think people can get around controls. also, infrastructure in the united states is very important for the average person. if we are going to give money to other countries, about giving us half of what we are going to give them? instead of $100 million to some country for some sewage system, how about $50 million? how about cutting everybody's money we are going to give them in half, and put the money into this country? host: thank you. next is a call from new mexico. what is your most important issue? caller: a lot of these issues are important and have been looming in washington f
now, leaders are saying they are ok with pentagon cuts. host: we have been asking people, as you know, what is the most important question on your mind for washington right now. what is your message to washington? what is most important? caller: from listening for a few minutes, the gentleman from gallup is totally off. i do not know where they get their information. the general public, i think, is very interested in gun control. i am for the second amendment. i think people can get around...
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had you go deep into iran without the f-22 and the at-35 coming into being? our enemy would love this to happen here i'm sure iran is very supportive of sequestration. i am sure that al qaeda training camps all over the world would be pleased with the fact that sequestration would gut the cia and the intelligence platforms we have to follow them around. it is not just about planes and the smallest airforce as in the history of the country, the smallest navy since 1915, the smallest farms since 1940. it is about the cia. it is their intelligence gathering capabilities. it is also about public education. it is about non-defense matters. so i am hopeful that we can finally start voting in the senate rather than just complaining about what the house does. to the president, we bear responsibility as republicans for allowing this to happen. lead us to a better solution. if you do not, mr. president, he will go down in history in my view is one of the most irresponsible commanders in chief in the history of the country for what you have done, mr. president, that you
had you go deep into iran without the f-22 and the at-35 coming into being? our enemy would love this to happen here i'm sure iran is very supportive of sequestration. i am sure that al qaeda training camps all over the world would be pleased with the fact that sequestration would gut the cia and the intelligence platforms we have to follow them around. it is not just about planes and the smallest airforce as in the history of the country, the smallest navy since 1915, the smallest farms since...
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john mccain was having in 2007, oh, a big yawn from harry reid in 2010, and from vice president biden, perhaps a moment of meditation. but so much sitting and standing and clapping, easy to see why he might have a timing issue. >> less than 1%. >> there's the air boxing fist pump. >> that dream is why a working class kid from scranton can sit behind me. >> and of course the palms to the sky shrug. >> because nobody messes with joe. >> reporter: we have the constitution to thank for this annual address and even if the state of the union is animated, sleepy or dreamy, according to the president -- >> the state of our union will always be strong. >> reporter: john berman, cnn, washington. >>> did you know that every member of congress can bring a guest to the state of the union? every single one can. ted nugent will be the guest tonight of republican congressman steve stockton, on outspoken proponent of gun rights and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, she will be in attendance, her husband mark kelly and as the with parents of hadiya pendleton. and tony bennett will be there at th
john mccain was having in 2007, oh, a big yawn from harry reid in 2010, and from vice president biden, perhaps a moment of meditation. but so much sitting and standing and clapping, easy to see why he might have a timing issue. >> less than 1%. >> there's the air boxing fist pump. >> that dream is why a working class kid from scranton can sit behind me. >> and of course the palms to the sky shrug. >> because nobody messes with joe. >> reporter: we have the...
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senate majority leader, harry reid, was on the floor just a moment ago. republicans around the country, the majority of them support this balanced approach and the only republicans who don't are those who work on capitol hill. right now, mcdonald's connell is speaking -- right now, mitch mcconnell is speaking. this is all happening as president obama heads to newport news, virginia where ship yards could be hit the hardest. he says those cuts could be felt in california since the company has a supplier base in all 50 states. but the chairman of the republican governors association says the president's scare tack tis are not working on him. >> i think it's time for the president to leadership. he's been trying to scare the american people, trying to scare now states and others. >> reporter: and some republicans accuse president obama of another possible scare tactic. when he says terrorists will have an easier time getting into america. homeland security says these cuts will hit hard when it comes to boarder security and the tsa. president obama is talking
senate majority leader, harry reid, was on the floor just a moment ago. republicans around the country, the majority of them support this balanced approach and the only republicans who don't are those who work on capitol hill. right now, mcdonald's connell is speaking -- right now, mitch mcconnell is speaking. this is all happening as president obama heads to newport news, virginia where ship yards could be hit the hardest. he says those cuts could be felt in california since the company has a...
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if you look at the f-22 today, it is not fully integrated. it is a manned aircraft, but it is not integrated into the air traffic control system. we are taking a phased in approach. in 2015 we will have integration beginning. but as we move towards the system, there will be new capabilities that make this an even more efficient integration and more varieties of aircraft. so i think the important thing is that we look at it as a rolling approach as we focus on the manned aircraft. >> what do you need from us? >> the congress has given us a lot of attention and a lot of support. we would ask the opportunity to continue to explain the difficulties and challenges and our progress as we are rolling this out. >> okay, thank you very much. the chairman and i have both expressed concerns about privacy and civil liberties related to the ua -- uaf air force centers. well, let me ask you who is responsible for regulating these issues such as privacy concerns. if everyone can answer, if you have opinions. >> sir, we have looked into this. i think the bes
if you look at the f-22 today, it is not fully integrated. it is a manned aircraft, but it is not integrated into the air traffic control system. we are taking a phased in approach. in 2015 we will have integration beginning. but as we move towards the system, there will be new capabilities that make this an even more efficient integration and more varieties of aircraft. so i think the important thing is that we look at it as a rolling approach as we focus on the manned aircraft. >> what...
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we can get harry reid. he will come back if speaker boehner will join us with in supporting the plan that house and senate democrats and the president of the united states wants to avoid the sequester to avoid 750,000 americans losing their jobs. we'll do it. they put a plan on the table. we put a plan on the table, this congress. house republicans have putziero on the table. >> as you well know, they talked about what they did in the last congress. those bills are gone. they keep pointing to them as if they will magically be resurrected. put them in and put them on the floor and let's vote. [inaudible] >> well, i'm going to defer to our chair because he has worked with all of our caucus on this but i know that other members will be talking about it too and this is miss lowey translates where the rubber meets the road in the committee. when they talk about cutting education, it is a very bad, mindless thing to do. speaking of minds and education. nothing brings more money to the treasury than educating the
we can get harry reid. he will come back if speaker boehner will join us with in supporting the plan that house and senate democrats and the president of the united states wants to avoid the sequester to avoid 750,000 americans losing their jobs. we'll do it. they put a plan on the table. we put a plan on the table, this congress. house republicans have putziero on the table. >> as you well know, they talked about what they did in the last congress. those bills are gone. they keep...
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lawmakers wills attach two additional provisions to that bill giving the pentagon more flexibility on how it implements those sequester cuts. more bill up next. stay with us. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: rosa parks has a new seat up-front on the bus. hey, good morning everybody. what do you say? here we go. thursday, february 28th. last day of the shortest month of the year. is this a -- no, that's right. 29th is when you have a leap year. it is a regular ole february. good to see you today on this regular ole day. no such thing as a regular ole day on the "full court press." you never know what's going to happen around here. thank you for joining us. hello, hello, hello, wherever you happen to be in this great land. we are there with you. we are there for you to talk about the stories in the news this morning. whether it's happening here in our nation's capital washington, d.c., around the country
lawmakers wills attach two additional provisions to that bill giving the pentagon more flexibility on how it implements those sequester cuts. more bill up next. stay with us. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: rosa parks has a new seat up-front on the bus. hey, good morning everybody. what do...
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we will furlough up to 251,000 of our hard-working civilians for up to 22 days. terminate nearly 31 temporary and term employees and 5000 workers at our deep poets. and the list goes on and on. i'm just toughing on just a few of the impacts that will cause us to make some of these difficult decisions over the next seven months because of this bermuda triangle of uncertainty that we've had in the budget specifically in the fiscal year 13. but in the longer term we have a bigger issue. i want the first to remind everybody that sequestration is not the first set of cuts that we have taken in the military. in 2010 we took about $300 million of cuts under the secretary gates initiatives. that was followed up by now the budget control act which directed another $487 billion worth of cuts in our defense spending. and we are now just beginning to implement that almost $800 billion worth of cuts now. so we haven't quite seen those yet. we have just begun to see the impacts. now on top of that, with sequestration we'll take an additional $500 billion worth of cuts in the d
we will furlough up to 251,000 of our hard-working civilians for up to 22 days. terminate nearly 31 temporary and term employees and 5000 workers at our deep poets. and the list goes on and on. i'm just toughing on just a few of the impacts that will cause us to make some of these difficult decisions over the next seven months because of this bermuda triangle of uncertainty that we've had in the budget specifically in the fiscal year 13. but in the longer term we have a bigger issue. i want the...
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you, now 22% jump. that was a significant problem for them and for their budget. so they looked into the utah health exchange and found out that have some options there and went to their employees and said, we don't want to pay this 22% increase. we will pay something less but will give you a difference of what we have paid this past year. how much we put into premiums will give to you to spend, plus a cash bonus of this excess. and then they introduce the exchange what they found out is with the competition, with the consumer in charge denied individualized insurance programs that they could pick from, about 135 different programs that were available through the portal, and it again proved out to be a win-win for the business and a win-win for the consumer, and having ache in good health care coverage, and keeping costs from escalating to a company would be forced to drop a. i mentioned mike because of probably nobody that knows more about health care in a system that's taken place in america than our
you, now 22% jump. that was a significant problem for them and for their budget. so they looked into the utah health exchange and found out that have some options there and went to their employees and said, we don't want to pay this 22% increase. we will pay something less but will give you a difference of what we have paid this past year. how much we put into premiums will give to you to spend, plus a cash bonus of this excess. and then they introduce the exchange what they found out is with...
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i have 22 agency had -- heads. by the state constitution, those 22 people have to work for me. you had better hire great people. i see them every week or week and a half area in terms of having to sit down and face the review, once a month. that is a long time. you had better have great people. number two, you had better understand the numbers. nice in the numbers of government. it is all about deciding what you want to do. in a business, everybody has a clear job. trying to sell more twinkies, whatever it is. in government there are so many different missions, it is hard to delineate. you should say here is why i am here. >> when you pick up the phone and want to get a message to president obama, who you talk to in the white house? >> i talked to washington through two or three agencies. i probably talk to arnie duncan once a month. right now, hhs is a big issue. i would talk to the secretary while we are up here. i have not had to duck to the president. -- talk to the president. he called to ask your food be part of an education event -- if we would be part of an education ev
i have 22 agency had -- heads. by the state constitution, those 22 people have to work for me. you had better hire great people. i see them every week or week and a half area in terms of having to sit down and face the review, once a month. that is a long time. you had better have great people. number two, you had better understand the numbers. nice in the numbers of government. it is all about deciding what you want to do. in a business, everybody has a clear job. trying to sell more twinkies,...
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majority leader harry reid hates it. they created it. imagine how the rest of us feel about it. somehow our leaders cannot seem to figure a way out of its. we all agree the country needs to find a more sustainable fiscal path. in my view, we need a balanced thatach, as wels said, includes both spending and revenues. cuts in spending should focus on programs of a growing the most, not on discretionary spending, which is not growing, is not the problem, and yet has already borne the brunt of cuts. the discretionary spending is a part of the budget where america's future lies. include such investment as research and education. cutting investment in our future is not the way to solve this problem. yet that is exactly what the sequester will do. there is a better way. we have talked about the impact of the sequester on an economy that is still recovering. i want to focus on the longer term, the economy and the nation that we will leave to our children, our grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. the research being cut but the sequester affects long-term health, quality of life, and e
majority leader harry reid hates it. they created it. imagine how the rest of us feel about it. somehow our leaders cannot seem to figure a way out of its. we all agree the country needs to find a more sustainable fiscal path. in my view, we need a balanced thatach, as wels said, includes both spending and revenues. cuts in spending should focus on programs of a growing the most, not on discretionary spending, which is not growing, is not the problem, and yet has already borne the brunt of...
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just in time for spring, national parks like yosemite will see their services cut, the pentagon planning to force more than 700,000 defense department workers to take one day off a week, a 20% pay cut. near quantico marine base in northern virginia, the anticipation is already breeding anxiety. >> people are hunkered down, really afraid to spend any kind of money. >> reporter: there is bipartisan agreement for one thing, both sides seem to agree that these cuts will go into affect at the end of this week. there's also at least some good news. most of the layoffs and furloughs won't actually take place until a month from now. >> maybe they will sort it out at some point. peter alexander at the white house, thank you very much. >>> let's get a check of the top stories of the morning. natalie is here with those. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. welcome back. >> thank you. >> good morning, savannah. in the news this morning, john kerry is in london this morning as he kicks off his first official overseas trip as secretary of state. nbc's foreign chief correspondent andrea mitchell is
just in time for spring, national parks like yosemite will see their services cut, the pentagon planning to force more than 700,000 defense department workers to take one day off a week, a 20% pay cut. near quantico marine base in northern virginia, the anticipation is already breeding anxiety. >> people are hunkered down, really afraid to spend any kind of money. >> reporter: there is bipartisan agreement for one thing, both sides seem to agree that these cuts will go into affect...
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harry reid is said to want a full vote by tomorrow or thursday. tonight is the president's state of the union address. i'll have more on what to watch for, who's going to be there and whether or not the speech really matters. we're back after the break. stay with us. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ ♪ [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grease, gunk and flakes. deep. like me. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders deep clean for men. ♪ ♪ [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> ladies and gentlemen it's the "stephanie miller show." ♪ stephanie: six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 toll
harry reid is said to want a full vote by tomorrow or thursday. tonight is the president's state of the union address. i'll have more on what to watch for, who's going to be there and whether or not the speech really matters. we're back after the break. stay with us. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to...
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chuck hagel was sworn in this morning at a private ceremony at the pentagon. he is planning to address department employees later today. the full senate confirmed hagel yesterday and he released a statement saying that he is incredibly honored to be tasked with heading up the department of defense and he plans to work closely with congress to protect this great nation and to make sure we maintain the world's strongest military. >> first lady michelle obama is on the move the next couple of days to continue to promote the third anniversary of her let's move program. you may remember that she teamed up with big bird to release a couple of public service announcements last week urging kids to eat better and exercise more. i like the excuse to show big bird dancing again. today she travels to clinton mississippi where child obesity is down 13% from 2005. state officials attribute much of the change to a 2007 law that required more p.e. in schools and better food on cafeteria menus. >>> the first lady championed a federal law mandating healthier school meals and ou
chuck hagel was sworn in this morning at a private ceremony at the pentagon. he is planning to address department employees later today. the full senate confirmed hagel yesterday and he released a statement saying that he is incredibly honored to be tasked with heading up the department of defense and he plans to work closely with congress to protect this great nation and to make sure we maintain the world's strongest military. >> first lady michelle obama is on the move the next couple...
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even by the pentagon standards. you're talking about 70 ,000 american forces to secure 353 metric tons of chemical. probably decentralized in fifty or sixty locations. what exactly do you mean? look, i don't even go -- i'll give you a concession. six months try -- fine. fine with me. not that it matters. that a number of opposition groups and start a military assistance effort. go ahead. that's why. >> what are you talking about? >> i think what they're talking about, air aaron. >> go ahead and see. >> we'll talk about -- [inaudible conversations] aaron, if you were commanding us in the beginning of world war ii you would have said let's get. >> come on, come on. bob. bob. >> we're going to take one more question. [inaudible conversations] right here. >> even for you, bob. even for you, bob. [inaudible conversations] >> guys, back in your corners. right here. [laughter] >> thank you, gent man. my name is lee tucker and i work with the international policy group. my question is mostly directed to team yes, which is h
even by the pentagon standards. you're talking about 70 ,000 american forces to secure 353 metric tons of chemical. probably decentralized in fifty or sixty locations. what exactly do you mean? look, i don't even go -- i'll give you a concession. six months try -- fine. fine with me. not that it matters. that a number of opposition groups and start a military assistance effort. go ahead. that's why. >> what are you talking about? >> i think what they're talking about, air aaron....
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i'm proud of the partnerships the state department has formed with the pentagon. america's traditional allies and friends in europe and east asia remain in valuable partners in nearly everything we do. we've spent energy strengthening those bonds over the past four years. the un and world bank and nato are still essentials. all of our institutions and relationships check need to be modernized and complemented by new institutions and partnerships that are tailored for new challenges and model to the needs of a variable landscape. like how we elevated the g-20 during the financial crisis or created the climate and clean air coalition to fight short live pollutants like black carbon. or work with parties where we stood up the first global terrorism forum. we are working with organizations. consider the arab league in libya. even the lower mekong initiative that we created to help reintegrate burma into its neighborhood and try to work across national boundaries on whether dams should or should not be billult. ilt. world, people want to actually show up. a secretary s
i'm proud of the partnerships the state department has formed with the pentagon. america's traditional allies and friends in europe and east asia remain in valuable partners in nearly everything we do. we've spent energy strengthening those bonds over the past four years. the un and world bank and nato are still essentials. all of our institutions and relationships check need to be modernized and complemented by new institutions and partnerships that are tailored for new challenges and model to...
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by 2014, britain will have a 22% rate, dramatically low or deny lower, 18% lower than the u.s. they're all lowering the rate, and they're all reforming their code to make it more competitive except us. we talked earlier about our rate being 39.2 as an average. that's the corporate rate when you include the state and the federal rate which is 14 points above the oecd average. you made the point that, well, that's really not the effective rate. the effective rate is lower. but i will just put on the record today the effective rate is still eight points higher than the oecd average. so i don't want folks to misinterpret what was said earlier when the point was made that our effective rate is lower, because you could have inferred from that that it's lower than the average. it's not. it's still higher. and as you have talked about today and i think senator crapo discussed, this is incredibly complicated. therefore, we don't have an efficient allocation of resources, therefore, it's hurting jobs in this country. so i would just ask you given that the president's jobs council has com
by 2014, britain will have a 22% rate, dramatically low or deny lower, 18% lower than the u.s. they're all lowering the rate, and they're all reforming their code to make it more competitive except us. we talked earlier about our rate being 39.2 as an average. that's the corporate rate when you include the state and the federal rate which is 14 points above the oecd average. you made the point that, well, that's really not the effective rate. the effective rate is lower. but i will just put on...